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A battle over a would-be football coach’s pointed criticisms has roiled Bethune-Cookman University, heating up student protests over broken ventilation systems, inconsistent hot water and mold-infested dorms at the historically Black university.Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed was ousted from his job at the Daytona Beach, Florida, school last week before he had even formally started it, after he alleged in a profanity-laced social media rebuke that he had arrived to find an unclean office and a trash-strewn campus.Bethune-Cookman announced Saturday that it was parting ways with Reed, but student demonstrations calling for Reed’s return, as well as repairs…

A hospital in Texas recently performed its first-ever separation surgery for conjoined twins, and the operation was deemed a success.In a press release issued on Wednesday, Jan. 25, the Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth announced a team of doctors performed an 11-hour separation surgery on AmieLynn Rose and JamieLynn Rae Finley, who were three months and 20 days at the time of their surgery.The surgery was completed on Monday, Jan 23, and it involved 25 medical professionals, according to the pediatric hospital.FORMERLY CONJOINED TWIN GIVES BIRTH AT HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS BORNThe Cook Children’s Medical Center reports that…

This week on The Run Through, Chioma and I sit down with current Vogue cover star Florence Pugh to talk about everything from her drink of choice during her “semi-dry” January to the song she’s currently playing on repeat, and all the couture dresses she’s keeping an eagle eye on during the fashion shows this week in Paris. Of red carpet dressing, the Don’t Worry Darling and The Wonder star told us, “I think whenever you finish a mega year of amazing, fun events that you’ve worn amazing outfits to, there’s always a beat of, oh God, how do we…

The former president of a Virginia teachers union was arrested and charged with embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the organization, according to police. Ingrid Gant, the former president of the Arlington Education Association (AEA), was arrested after police conducted a six-month audit that showed that she embezzled $410,782.10 from the union, according to a press release from the Fairfax County Police Department.Gant was charged with four counts of embezzlement  where she allegedly used debit cards for unauthorized purchases and gave herself multiple bonuses. An internal audit was ordered after AEA board members grew concerned about their leader’s suspicious behavior. Gant…

CNN  —  A US military operation killed a senior ISIS leader and 10 members of the terror group in northern Somalia on Wednesday, two senior Biden administration officials said on Thursday. “From a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia, Bilal al-Sudani is assessed to have supported ISIS’ expansion and activities across Africa and beyond the continent,” the first senior administration official said. US forces, according to the official, were prepared to capture al-Sudani but the “hostile force’s response” ultimately resulted in his death. The official said al-Sudani was involved in “funding a network of ISIS affiliates around the world, and…

The couching carousel might spin without Sean Payton landing on a horse. Payton, the former Super Bowl-winning coach of the Saints who spent this past season as a studio analyst at Fox Sports, appeared to be the hottest candidate in a cycle with open jobs that included the Panthers, Colts, Cardinals, Texans and Broncos. However, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media pointed out on Wednesday, “It does not seem like a second interview is coming with any of those places” that initially spoke with Payton. The 59-year-old had an in-person visit with the Cardinals on Thursday. Payton coached the Saints from…

A 33-year-old man arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing two teenagers and injuring five other passengers on a train in northern Germany had been released from pretrial detention a week ago and had previous criminal convictions, investigating officials said Thursday.The man, who was identified as Ibrahim A., a stateless Palestinian who came to Germany in 2014, allegedly stabbed multiple people Wednesday afternoon on a regional train traveling from Kiel to Hamburg. A 17-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man died of their wounds, authorities said.Two victims were still in life-threatening condition and two others were severely injured. One person was slightly…

Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by attacks in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti, a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has found. According to the report released on Tuesday by the New York-based media watchdog, at least 67 news media workers were killed worldwide in 2022, the highest number since 2018, with more than half (35) taking place in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. Journalists in the three countries say the increased danger has forced them to work under extreme stress. The effect is particularly…

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger stands in front of a cathedral in the German city of Magdeburg on Nov. 12, 2022. During his visit, Gelsinger also visited the planned site of the Intel Gigafactory in the Eulenberg industrial park. /dpa-Zentralbild/dpa (Photo by Peter Gercke/picture alliance via Getty Images)Peter Gercke | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesIntel shares slid by as much as 8% in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker issued fourth-quarter results that failed to meet analysts’ estimates and gave a weaker-than-expected forecast.Here’s how the company did:Earnings: 10 cents per share, adjusted, vs. 20 cents per share as expected by…

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